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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
7
The 1906 twenty year water contract included a $12.50 per hydrant per year charge. Mayor Buckingham secured abandonment of this provision, saving the city about $11,487.50 this year and roughly $15,000 annually thereafter, totalling around $240,000 for the remainder of the contract. The change ends hydrant fees for fire protection and sprinkling, with no interest calculations included.
The automobile world notes two three wheeled models, the Motorette and the Cyklonette, to be shown in New York. The Cyklonette places the single wheel at the front, while the Motorette uses a rear driving wheel and a stabilizer to prevent tipping.
A diverse roundup covers automobile liability on garage seizures affirmed by the Cour de Cassation, a steam powered watering cart, and calls for new laws to curb unpaid garage charges. It notes shifting fashion toward fur coats among drivers, debates on broad tires and road wear, the decline of sleighs, failed motor sleighs, and a California saucer-track speed record by M. J. Graves.
Graves sets a world speed record covering twenty miles with an average of 84 miles per hour after a 42 25 second first mile. The piece notes limited oil and a faster initial split, while Motor World predicts front wheel brakes will become common, arguing four wheel braking improves stability and safety by distributing wear and reducing skidding.
Monsieur B. L. Henin of Paris will give an illustrated lecture on Les Tapisseries des Gobelins at the Hotel Stratfield on Thursday evening January 5. The event follows prior showings before Federation groups and promises vivid stereopticon images. Personal mention notes Mrs. George C. Grace leaving for Springfield to join her husband at the Star Plectrical Co.
The new eight room Stillman Street School, whose ground was broken on Memorial Day and first brick laid June 17, was accepted by the Board of Education at last night's meeting. The board will release contractors from bonds soon, with minor finish work in streets nearby. The school, in the East Side tenement district, relieves Staples School congestion and reflects admirable construction. Committees proposed appropriations to the City Auditor, including a one mill tax and purchase of new school needs.
An advertisement offers a physician written recipe to cure nervous debility and loss of vigor at home. It claims quick, private results without patent medicines and invites readers to mail for a free copy from Dr. A. EB. Robinson of Detroit, Michigan.
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